Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Poker

Restless, she got up and paced up and down inside the tent and then stormed outside to pace on the roof. The foul odor that hit her nostrils was a welcome reminder of where she was. She screamed to the heavens - all her anger and frustration and fear. Zanr appeared next to her.

"I can't stop thinking about Parnell betraying me." Of how her father rejected her. She would never again think of Parnell as the respected Director. And one day, she'd accept that she'd lost both her mother and father on that dirt road when she was eight. She'd lost her everything.

Zanr stood quietly watching her, his face expressionless as always. Behind those mysterious eyes, swirling with red, she could see him thinking and plotting. The kidnappers were long gone, but if they were still alive, if she was them, she'd go into hiding.

She held out her hand. "Let's go inside. I can't stand the smell anymore."